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donumenta: Video artist Betty Mü with art works in the Am Wiedfang studio and on the facade of the Historisches Museum / Finissage with artist talk by the artist

Inspiring, courageous and full of life - these are the works of the internationally in-demand video artist Betty Mü. Visitors can immerse themselves in the extraordinary art of the Munich-based artist at two locations: In the Am Wiedfang studio, the artist is showing VORTEX - artworks made of glass that develop a dazzling life of their own using the Artivive app. For the facade of the Historisches Museum, Mü worked on the allegorical figures of a historical painting as video mapping:
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VORTEX. Room installation by Betty Mü (Photo: Betty Mü)

27.03.2025

Betty Mü in Regensburg - AI sets women from historical paintings in motion

Premiere of the video mapping “INSIDE/OUT - LOVE, PEACE, JUSTICE, STRENGTH, WISDOM” by Betty Mü on International Women's Day 2025 at the invitation of donumenta e.V. at Dachauplatz in Regensburg. The in-demand media artist transformed the female figures from a painting by Isaak Schwendner from 1592, which hangs in the Old Town Hall in Regensburg, and set them in motion in the windows of the Historical Museum using rear projection and AI. Further dates: April 3-30, 2025 after dark until 11 p.m....

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Betty Mü “INSIDE / OUT - LOVE, PEACE, JUSTICE, STRENGTH, WISDOM” projectiona on International Women's Day 2025 © Stefan Effenhauser

10.03.2025

How painted figures come to life

International Women's Day: video artist Betty Mü transforms historical artwork

Women's rights are human rights are basic rights. - On the initiative of donumenta e. V., Munich-based video artist Betty Mü has adapted five allegorical female figures from the historical painting “The Good Regiment” (1592) by Isaac Schwendner.

Betty Mü animates the virtues of love, peace, justice, strength and wisdom depicted in the painting. Self-confident and strong, she will present them in a new context on March 8, 2025, International Women's Day, at 8.30 pm. Her work will be on display...

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Five virtues after a painting by Isaac Schwendner (1592) - edited by Betty Mü.

20.02.2025

Video art in public space - donumenta ARTLAB on Screen

From October 9, 2024, the video column will be the new format of donumenta e.V. at the University Forum, Regensburg

It's autumn, we're watching movies again. The donumenta ART LAB on Screen shows what is happening in the art film scene at German film and art academies. This is a three-sided column showing clips from art films on three monitors. Until October 7 at the Kohlenmarkt, the donumenta ART LAB on Screen will be presenting its great, short films at the Forum of the University of Regensburg from October 9. There, “Die Staubfängerin”, “Dreaming Bodies”, “Alltagsnotizen”, “Scalalogia” and many others will...

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Video column at Kohlenmarkt moves to new destination at the University of Regensburg. (Photo: Regina Hellwig-Schmid)

09.10.2024

Was Kunst und Natur verbindet

donumenta Matinee & Podiumsdiskussion im Naturkundemuseum Ostbayern / Ausstellung der Roboterzeichnungen von Patrick Tresset

Was lernt die Kunst von der Natur? Wie wird Natur zum Thema in der Kunst? Was ist ökologisch engagierte Kunst? Wo begegnen sich Kunst und Natur? Wie arbeiten Künstler*innen mit Tieren? Mit diesen und anderen Fragen beschäftigen die die Teilnehmer*innen der Podiumsdiskussion am 21. Juli 2024 um 11.00 Uhr im Naturkundemuseum Ostbayern. Parallel dazu zeigt der donumenta e.V. eine Ausstellung mit einer Auswahl der Roboterzeichnungen von Patrick Tresset, Zeichnungen von Elisabeth Peterlik und Objekte...

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Patrick Tressets computergenerierte Zeichnungen Foto: Patrizia Schmid-Fellerer

20.07.2024